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Rhythmic chanting is a powerful way to invite the Spirit into your worship, sharing together in simple songs which lend themselves well to rhythmic accompaniment on djembes and other instruments. Here are a couple of brand new chants for you to try with your community, keyed to the RCL readings for August 1:

We would appreciate it if you would ensure the full copyright credits are included on any copies you make, and if you have a license from www.licensingonline.org, please record any songs of ours which you use in worship to help support us in our music making. You can also make a donation anytime for the use of our music, as you see fit, by clicking on the Pay Now button on our MelodicArts sales page, or search through our full catalogue of pdfs, mp3s, CDs and songbooks. Thanks for supporting our ministry!

We would appreciate it if you would ensure the full copyright credits are included on any copies you make, and if you have a license from www.licensingonline.org, please record any songs of ours which you use in worship to help support us in our music making. You can also make a donation anytime for the use of our music, as you see fit, by clicking on the Pay Now button on our MelodicArts sales page, or search through our full catalogue of pdfs, mp3s, CDs and songbooks. Thanks for supporting our ministry!

Summer is finally here for us on the southwest coast of BC, so I'm listening to birdsong and wind in the trees outdoors. The warmth feels good! And while I'm enjoying the breeze, I'm also taking care of final details before Cheryl and I head to Naramata Centre for a week of music leadership. And so, looking ahead to June 18, here's a brand new refrain for Psalm 52, the lectionary psalm for the day, a simple song of singing praise in community:

We would appreciate it if you would ensure the full copyright credits are included on any copies you make, and if you have a license from www.licensingonline.org, please record any songs of ours which you use in worship to help support us in our music making. You can also make a donation anytime for the use of our music, as you see fit, by clicking on the Pay Now button on our MelodicArts sales page, or search through our full catalogue of pdfs, mp3s, CDs and songbooks. Thanks for supporting our ministry!

I've struggled this week with how to approach Psalm 82. In my weekly discipline of writing for the psalms and other texts, I typically find wonderful phrases which easily become refrains, but this one has stumped me. And so instead I have taken the essence of the psalm, which is critical of how we treat each other, and turned it into a refrain which reminds us of the God-presence in all of life. Sing along with us!

We would appreciate it if you would ensure the full copyright credits are included on any copies you make, and if you have a license from www.licensingonline.org, please record any songs of ours which you use in worship to help support us in our music making. You can also make a donation anytime for the use of our music, as you see fit, by clicking on the Pay Now button on our MelodicArts sales page, or search through our full catalogue of pdfs, mp3s, CDs and songbooks. Thanks for supporting our ministry!

Some classic texts appear in the lectionary for July 11: Psalm 25 as the alternate psalm and Luke 10:25-37. Here are a couple of songs to help bring them to life:

"To you, O God, I lift my soul" (bulletin graphic and pdf) - a simple psalm refrain or song of praise which sounds amazing when sung in a close canon.

"Love God with all your heart" (pdf) - a brand new setting of an ancient commandment.

Enjoy! We would appreciate it if you would ensure the full copyright credits are included on any copies you make, and if you have a license from www.licensingonline.org, please record any songs of ours which you use in worship to help support us in our music making. You can also make a donation anytime for the use of our music, as you see fit, by clicking on the Pay Now button on our MelodicArts sales page, or search through our full catalogue of pdfs, mp3s, CDs and songbooks. Thanks for supporting our ministry!